Garment



May 8,1923. 1,454,541

E. E. FALVEY GARMENT Filed July '24, n20

(- I Dd? Patented May 8, 1923.

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ELIZA E. FALVEY, OF FONDDIILAC, WISCONSINZ GARMENT.

Application filed Jfuly 24; 1920. Serial No. 398,756.

garments especially designed for infants.

It is one of the objects of thisinvention to provide a garmentwhich will be a combined hood, coat and robe and so constructed that the same may be made without any waste of material whatsoever.-

Another object of this invention is to provide a babysgarment so madethat it may be used as a combined robe and hood or a combined robe and coat without any change whatsoever in the. construction thereof.

This invention has for a further object to provide a combined hood, coat and robe formed from a single rectangular blank whereby the cloth may be cut up into other garments when the same is outgrown by the child for whom it is made.

It is a still further object of this inven tion to provide a garment of the class described which when used as a robe will have the infants feet completely covered and prevent the uncovering thereof and one which will be extremely simple to design and capable of production at a comparatively low cost, all things considered.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds. my invention resides in the novel construction. combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the herein disclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawing. I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view of my improved garment when used as a robe, parts thereof being broken away;

Figure 2'is a large fragmentary view of the r en a d Figure 3 is a view of a rectangular blank used to form my improved robe.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, my improved garment is made from a single rectangular sheet of'material 5 divided by a plurality of imaginary lines into a back portion 6, a front portion 7, side robe sections 8, sleeve portions 9, and'a hood section 10. The back and front portions-6 and 7 and the robe sections 8 carried thereby are separated by a. transversely extending imaginary line 11 upon which the blank 5 is folded to form the garment When the blank is folded upon the line 11, the eyelets 1 2 and 13 formed at the corners of the lowermost robe sections 8 will be positioned in line with the eyelets 14 and 15, respectively formed on the sides of the blank at the outer terminations of imaginary line 16 separating the uppermost robe sections 8 from the sleeve portions 9. The robe sections 8 are then folded over the front portions 7 upon the imaginary lines 17 which separate them from the front and back portions 6 and 7 which will bring the alined eyelets 12 and 14 and 13 and 15 in register with the eyelets 18 and 19, respectively, formed centrally on the lower edge of the front por tion 7 The hood section is defined by a semicircular beading 20 through which runs a ribbon or string 21 and one end of the string or ribbon 21 is passed through the alined eyelets 12, 14 and 18 and after the robe or coat has been placed upon the infant the other end of the string 21 is run through the alined eyelets 13, and 19, and the ends then tied as depicted in Figure 1 to draw the garment snug about the neck of the infant. The hood section 10 is drawn to proper shape and held snug about the infants head by an elastic 22 which connects the semicircle formed by the heading as best shown in Figure 3. With the hood about the infants head and with the garment on, the sleeves will be formed as depicted in Figure 1.

All the edges of the. blank 13 may be crocheted or otherwise provided with fancv work 23 if desired so that the garment will have a pleasing appearance and be attractive. The garment may be made of any desired material, and is capable of use in all seasons and when used as a robe, the baby is placed between the back and front portions, and then when the robe sections are folded over the front portion and the robe sections cover over the baby the back portion covers the babys back, the feet being at all times covered by reason of the same being confined between the back and front portions which have an opening only at the neck.

lVhen used as a coat, the baby is placed within the garment between the portions 6 and 7 and the sections 8, with its arms extending through the sleeve portions 9 and the hood being placed upon the head as before described. The ends of the ribbon 21 pass through the alined eyelets 12, l4, l8 and 13, 15 and 19 to retain the garment on the infant and to retain the same in shape.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing it will be readily apparent that I provide a garment capable of use in all seasons of the year and which will provide suflicient cover for the infant and which will be of extremely simple construction.

What I claim as my invent-ion is:

1. A garment of the class described formed from a single sheet of material of rectangular form, folded transversely to divide the same into a back and front portion, said doubled portion being folded longitudinally to form robe sections, one end of said rectangular sheet being folded to provide a hood portion and sleeve portions, two pair of eyelets secured to the bottom edge of said sheet and an eyelet secured on each edge adjacent the other end of said sheet and brought into register when the sheet is folded to form fastening means for the garment.

2. A garment of the class described formed from a single sheet of material of rectangular shape, said garment comprising a front and rear portion joined at one end and formed by folding the sheet transversely, robe port-ions arranged on each longitudinal side of the front and rear portions and formed by folding longitudinally the sheet of material, a hood portion formed adjacent one end of said sheet of material, asemicircular beading and a ribbon running therethrough for defining the said hood portion and sleeves formed by folding the material between said hood and robe portions.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

ELIZA E. FALVEY. 

